Police arrest 10 robbery suspects

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested 10 armed robbery suspects and recovered 10 vehicles, which they (robbers) allegedly snatched at gunpoint from their owners in Jos.

Police Commissioner Chris Olakpe broke the news yesterday when parading the suspects and the recovered vehicles at the police headquarters in Jos.

He said: “The command, in response to the reports of car snatching by residents, sent its men and officers to fish out the criminals.

“Working on our intelligence gathering, we deployed the anti-robbery squad and other special squads to identify black spots in the state. We trailed some of the suspects and stolen vehicles to neighbouring states.

“We have arrested 10 of these criminals and recovered 10 vehicles. We are still on the trail of others.